Official Product Sponsors of the Kings Cup
Sep 25, 2015
Manila, Philippines- Some of the biggest brands of the billiard world have now joined the Kings Cup. European and American champions will go against Asia's champions on November 19th at Resorts World Manila Casino & Hotel in the inaugural Kings Cup! In what surely will become the most epic rivalry in cue sports, the pool world is about to get rocked in a war that fans have been dreaming about for years. Dragon Promotions is pleased to announce the Kings Cup, a first time ever event pitting the men's champions of Europe & USA versus the champions of Asia in a three day contest to declare which side is the strongest, the East or the West. OnNovember 19th-21st 2015, the world, as well as the players themselves, will find out! Four players on each side will be selected to represent their continent. The Kings Cup will be hosted by the award winning Resorts World Manila Casino & Hotel and produced by Dragon Promotions. The event will be played on the beautifully designed Rasson Table using Andy Cloth, Viking Cue, Pool & Billiard Magazine, and Billiards Digest are also co-sponsors.
"Rasson Billiards is very excited to be the Official Table selected for the Kings Cup. When we first heard about the event, we thought it was a thrilling idea and we definitely wanted to be a part of it and have the best players in the world compete on Rasson. We believe not only will the fans and media love our design, but the professionals will be in love with the way Rasson performs. This will be the first of many successful events that we look forward to cooperating with Dragon Promotions", said Junny Song, General Manager of Rasson Billiards.
"We are excited to have these fantastic brands supporting the inaugural Kings Cup. Rasson has a quarter century history of manufacturing and supplying dealers worldwide. Their design is exquisite and perfect for eye appeal on television. We are glad to have legendary cuemaker Viking Cue back on board again in our fifth consecutive cooperation with them, and of course our ongoing support from Andy Cloth who in short span of time, has proven to become one of the best and most used professional cloth in the world", said Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions.
RASSON was originally founded in 1990 and has a long history of producing quality slate that is licensed and used worldwide by many notable table manufacturers and international billiard events. Since 2003, RASSON planned and began supplying billiard tables and accessories globally. By then, RASSON has been the only manufacturer that produces both billiard table and slate in the world. With the concentration and dedication to quality and innovation of all the time, RASSON has built plenty of popular table designs for many famous billiard brands worldwide and presently is the biggest pool table manufacturer in the world. For more information about RASSON, please visitwww.rasson.cc
ANDY Cloth began in 1973 and today is the leading billiard cloth in Asia and quickly gaining popularity in the United States, Europe and Canada. ANDY Cloth selects only the finest Australian wool for its worsted cloth. Using the combination of advanced European equipment and Asian technology, ANDY Cloth has mastered the cloth manufacturing process resulting in a quality and price that is unmatched in the world. ANDY Cloth produces worsted and woolen cloth for pool, carom, and even Russian Pyramid cloth. ANDY cloth's unique production process of dyeing cloth and surface leveling technology has made ANDY Cloth desirable for world class tournaments. Today ANDY Cloth is the cloth of choice for the Women's World 10-Ball Championship, The Wyoming Open, The China Open, and now the 74th World Tournament of 14.1, along with numerous other major tournaments that are seeing the advantages of using ANDY Cloth for their event. Become a dealer today by visiting www.AndyClothUSA.com
Mika Immonen & Efren Reyes are two of the most recognizable figures in the sport and a top sports star in Europe & Asia respectively. Immonen will captain Team West while Reyes will captain Team Asia. Below is the Victory made by Rasson and will be used during the Kings Cup along with Andy Cloth & Viking Cue
In a real-world success story. Viking Cue was founded in a Stoughton, WI basement and grew to become one of the biggest custom cuemanufacturers in the industry. Since 2011, Viking has been under the steady guidance of new ownership and remains to be a company that is built around the Viking artisans and the art of handcrafting cues. Last year Viking Cue Manufacturing, LLC moved to its New World Headquarters and production facility in Middleton, WI and just released its new 50th anniversary cue line for 2015. Visitwww.VikingCue.com
The format of the Kings Cup will follow in the footsteps of the successful Queens Cup. Teams will play in versatile styles including singles, doubles, triples, and quadruples each of the 3 days of the men's competition.
The first member of Team West will be announced this week.
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